Singapore by MRT: the Thomson-East Coast Line, Caldecott to Woodlands North
If you want to get a sense of a tiny nation with great public transportation, one way to do it is to visit every subway station in the country and […]
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Oregon Tidepools
If you’re lucky enough to be near the Oregon coast at very low tide, pull on some warm clothes and hit the beach! You might see the following creatures and […]
Hiking The Samaria Gorge
We did it! We made it down, down, down the sixteen-kilometer rocky slope of the Samaria Gorge. It was stunning, it was long, and our calves resented us for the […]
A Sustainable Park: Tampines Eco Green
Singapore’s parks tend toward the highly manicured and perfectly sculpted. You’ll usually find crowded parking lots alongside plenty of concrete and potable water. But in the early 2000s, someone had […]
Singapore by LRT: The Bukit Panjang Line
In addition to a large and robust subway system (the MRT), Singapore a light rail system called the LRT. The country’s 100% automated light rail lines run through densely populated […]
The Farms of Kranji
With high rises in most areas as far as the eye can see, Singapore would hardly seem to be an agricultural paradise. But take a trip up to the northwestern […]
The Live Turtle & Tortoise Museum
For a truly odd and sometimes wonderful Singapore experience, you might want to visit the Live Turtle & Tortoise Museum. Before you even step inside, three things let you know […]
The Largest Cemetery in Singapore
In Singapore’s northwest corner, sprawling across land once used to grow rubber, coconut, and pineapple, sits Singapore’s biggest cemetery. This is the Choa Chu Kang Cemetery Complex, a 318 hectare […]
The Murals of Chinatown
There’s a lot to see in Singapore’s Chinatown, from temples to tea shops to Michelin-starred hawker stalls — it’s one of few neighborhoods in Singapore that can easily cause sensory […]
The Singapore River Walk
Singapore’s National Heritage Board has developed a series of walks through which they invite people to “discover our heritage.” These are ambitious adventures, each requiring several hours of walking and […]
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